Advanced Conveyancing for Paralegals and Legal Support Staff 2015
Course Date: June 12, 2015
Total: 5h 18min
Course Date: June 12, 2015
Welcome and Introduction
The Use (Misuse, and Abuse) of Powers of Attorney in Real Estate Transactions
- “how to”, legal, and practice concerns that come up when a party to the transaction is using a POA document
- POA issues are one of the leading reasons for defect notices
- execution requirements for EPOA documents
- issues specific to buyers and sellers
Dick H.K. Chan — Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers, Coquitlam
Escrow Closing
- why close in escrow
- sample documents
- irrevocable direction from clients
- potential problems and risks
Bob C. Starkell — Bob C. Starkell Law Corporation, Vancouver
Title Insurance
- what does it cover?
- what doesn’t it cover?
- when to use it?
- alternatives
Timothy J. Lack — Lunny Atmore LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Private Mortgages/Lender’s Perspective
- conflicts
- instructions
- specific clauses
- document preparation
- discharging private mortgages
Timothy J. Lack — Lunny Atmore LLP, Vancouver
Colleen Read — Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers, Coquitlam
Developer’s Perspective and Builder’s Liens
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new buildings from developer’s lawyer’s perspective
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liens, deadlines, holdbacks, closings
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info. packs
Norman Chow — Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Corporations
- buying, selling, and mortgaging, including searches
- signing authorities
- directors’ resolutions and officers’ certificates
Dick H.K. Chan — Spagnuolo & Company Real Estate Lawyers, Coquitlam
Land Title Defects and How to Avoid Them
- common defects
- general application errors
- completion of form errors
- power of attorney errors
- enduring power of attorney errors
- trusts
- how to avoid defects
Tim Jowett — Land Title and Survey Authority of BC, New Westminster
Foreclosures
- process
- errors to avoid
David Jiang — Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
5, 30 & 60 Days Post Closing
- CBA standard undertakings
- conveyancing file management
- obligations for representatives of buyers and sellers
Ron Usher — The Society of Notaries Public of BC, Vancouver
Miscellaneous Practice Points
Robert F. Halifax — Cobbett & Cotton Law Corporation, Burnaby
Closing Remarks and Questions
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